GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP -- METHYL ETHYL KETONE  -- 6810-00N082158
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:METHYL ETHYL KETONE
MSDS Date:05/01/1993
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N082158
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORP
Address:ONE GENIUM PLAZA
City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12304-4690
Country:US
Info Phone Num:518-377-8854
Emergency Phone Num:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:GENIUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION
Address:1145 CATALYN ST
Box:City:SCHENECTADY
State:NY
ZIP:12303-1836
Country:US
Phone:518-377-8854
CAGE:5Z768

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:2-BUTANONE; (METHYL ETHYL KETONE) (SARA 313) (CERCLA)
CAS:78-93-3
RTECS #:EL6475000
Fraction by Wt: 100%
OSHA PEL:200 PPM
ACGIH TLV:200 PPM/300 STEL
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SUPDAT:& LET FIRE BURN. WITHDRAW IMMEDIATELY IF HEARING
    RISING SOUND FROM VENTING SFTY DEVICE/NOTICE ANY TANK (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2:DISCOLORATION DUE TO FIRE. DO NOT RELEASE RUNOFF FROM
    FIRE CONTROL METH TO SEWERS/WATERWAYS; DIKE FOR PROPER DISP.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MATLS TO AVOID:2-PROPANOL (FORMS EXPLO PEROXIDES),
    CHLOROFORM + ALKALI, AMINES, AMMONIA, INORG ACIDS, CAUSTICS, (ING
    5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4:COPPER, ISOCYANATES, PYRIDINES, & STRONG OXIDIZERS.
    MEK WILL SOFTEN/DISSOLVE SOME PLASTICS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EFTS OF OVEREXP:CAUSE DEFAT & DERM, APPARENTLY W/OUT IRRIT.
    TARGET ORGANS: RESP TRACT, CNS, SKIN & EYES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC:& SUPPORT BRTHG AS NEEDED. INGEST:NEVER GIVE
    ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO UNCON/CONVULSING PERSON. CONT (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7:POIS CTL CTR. UNLESS OTHERWISE ADVISED, HAVE
    CONSCIOUS & ALERT PERSON DRINK 1-2 GLASSES OF WATER TO DILUTE.(ING
    9)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 8:DO NOT INDUCE VOMIT BECAUSE OF POSS ASPIR INTO LUNGS.
    NOTE TO PHYS: MEK IS DETECTABLE IN EXPIRED AIR & (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9:URINE. THERE IS GOOD CORRELATION BETWEEN URINARY MEK
    AND WORKPLACE AIR CONCENTRATION.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC:DIKE FAR AHEAD OF LG SPILL FOR RECLAMATION/DISP.
    FOR SPILLS IN WATER, USE NATL BARRIERS/SPILL CTL (ING 12)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 11:BOOMS TO LIMIT SPILL TRAVEL. PVNT ENTRY INTO DEWERS,
    DRAINS, & WATERWAYS. FOLLOW APPLIC OSHA REGS (ING 13)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12:(29 CFR 1910.120).
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:WASTE DISP METH:RECS. FOLLOW APPLIC FEDERAL, STATE, & LOCAL
    REGS. LISTED AS RCRA HAZ WASTE (40CFR261.33):U159.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:RESP PROT:CHEM CARTRIDGE RESP W/FULL FACEPIECE & OVCS. FOR
    <3000 PPM, USE ANY NIOSH APPRVD AIR PURIFYING, FULL (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 15:FACEPIECE RESP (GAS MASK) W/CHIN-STYLE, FRON-OR-BACK
    MOUNTED ORGANIC VAP CANISTER. FOR EMER/NONROUTINE (ING 17)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 16:OPERATIONS (CLEANING SPILLS, REACTOR VESS/STOR
    TANKS), WEAR NIOSH APPRVD SCBA. WARNING! NIOSH APPRVD (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 17:AIR PURIFYING RESPS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS IN
    OXYG-DEFICIENT ATM. IF RESPS ARE USED, OSHA REQS WRITTEN (ING 19)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 18:NIOSH APPRVD RESP PROT PROGRAM THAT INCL @ LST: MED
    CERTIFICATION, TRAINING, FIT-TESTING, PERIODIC ENVIR(ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19:MONITORING, MAINTENANCE, INSPECTION, CLEANING, &
    CONVENIENT, SANITARY STORAGE AREAS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:VENT:BECAUSE IT PVNTS CONTAMINANT DISPERSION INTO WORK AREA
    BY CONTROLLING IT AT ITS SOURCE.(103)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:PROT GLOVES:& TEFLON W/BREAKTHROUGH TIMES (BT) OF >8 HR &
    POLYETHYLENE/ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL W/BT OF >4 HRS (ING 23)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 22:ARE SUITABLE PPE MATERIALS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:HYGIENE PRACT:EAT, DRINK/SMOKE IN WORK AREAS. PRACTICE GOOD
    PERSONAL HYGIENE AFTER USING MEK, ESPECIALLY BEFORE (ING 25)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 24:EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, USING TOILET/APPLYING
    COSMETICS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:LD50:(ORAL,RAT) 2737 MG/KG
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: INHAL MAY CAUSE HDCH, DIZZ,
    NAUS, VOMIT, WEAK, & UNCON. HIGH CONC CAN CAUSE SMARTING IN ADDN TO
    IRRIT OF EYES & RESP TRACT. IN 1 STUDY, EXPOS TO 100 PPM CAUSED
    SLIGHT NOSE & THROAT IRRIT, 200 P PM CAUSED MILD EYE IRRIT, & 300
    PPM WAS"OBJECTIONABLE" W/HDCH & THROAT IRRIT. IN ANOTHER STUDY,
    SHORT (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT.
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: EXPOS TO 500 PPM CAUSED NAUS & VOMIT.
    ALSO, WORKERS EXPOSED TO 300-600 PPM FOR UNSPECIFIED TIME PERIOD
    EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS OF FINGERS & ARMS; 1 WORKER EXPERIENCED LEG
    NUMBNESS W/TENDENCY TO  "GIVE WAY UNDER HIM. DIRECT EYE CONT CAN
    CAUSE PAINFUL IRRIT & CORNEAL INJURY. CHRONIC:RPTD SKIN CONT CAN
    (ING 6)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:DERMATITIS.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYES:DO NOT ALLOW VICTIM TO RUB/KEEP EYES TIGHTLY SHUT.
    GENTLY LIFT EYELIDS & FLUSH IMMED & CONTINUOUSLY W/FLOODING AMTS OF
    WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS & UNTIL TRANSPORTED TO EMER MED FACILITY.
    CONSULT PH YS IMMED. SKIN:QUICKLY REMOVE CONTAMD CLTHG. RINSE
    W/FLOODING AMTS OF WATER FOR @ LST 15 MINS. WASH EXPOSED AREA
    W/SOAP & WATER. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR, ADMIN 100% HUMIDIFIED
    SUPP OXYG (ING 7)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:16.0F,-8.9C
Lower Limits:1.4%
Upper Limits:11.4%
Extinguishing Media:CLASS 1B FLAMM LIQ. FOR SM FIRES, USE DRY CHEM,
    CO*2, WATER SPARY/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM. FOR LG FIRES, USE WATER,
    (SUPDAT)
Fire Fighting Procedures:NIOSH APPRVD SCBA & FULL PROT EQUIP . IF POSS
    W/OUT RISK, MOVE CNTNR FROM FIRE AREA. APPLY COOLING WATER TO CNTNR
    SIDES UNTIL WELL AFTER FIRE IS (SUPDAT)
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:VAPORS MAY TRAVEL TO IGNITION SOURCE &
    FLASH BACK. CNTNR MAY EXPLODE IN FIRE. BURNING RATE = 4.1 MM/MIN.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:NOTIFY SFTY PERS, ISOLATE & VENTILATE AREA,
    DENY ENTRY, & STAY UPWIND. SHUT OFF IGNIT SOURCES. CLEANUP PERS
    SHOULD PROTECT AGAINST EXPOS. TAKE UP SM SPILLS W/EARTH, SAND,
    VERMICULITE/OTHER ABSORB, NON COMBUST MATL & PLACE IN SUITABLE
    CNTNRS. (ING 11)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PRVNT PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO CNTNRS. STORE
    IN COOL, DRY, WELL-VENTILATED AREA AWAY FROM HEAT, INCOMPATIBLES
    (SEC 5). PERIODICALLY CHECK CNTNRS FOR LEAKS.
Other Precautions:TO REDUCE POTNTL HLTH HAZS, USE SUFFICIENT
    DILUTION/LOC EXHAUST VENT TO CTL AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS & TO
    MAINTAIN CONCS @ LOWEST PRACTICAL LEVEL. TO PVNT STATIC SPKS, ELEC
    GROUND & BOND ALL EQUIP USED W ITH MEK.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE PRIOR TO RESP SELECTION
    & USE. FOLLOW OSHA RESP REGS (29 CFR 1910.134) &, IF NEC, WEAR
    NIOSH APPRVD RESP. FOR <1000 PPM, USE ANY NIOSH APPRVD POWDERED
    AIR-PURIFYING RESP W/ORG  VAP CARTRIDGES (OVCS)/ANY NIOSH(ING 15)
Ventilation:PROVIDE GEN & LOC EXHAUST VENT SYS TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE
    CONCS BELOW OSHA PEL (SEC 2). LOC EXHAUST VENT IS PREF (ING 21)
Protective Gloves:CHEMICALLY PROT. BUTYL RUBB (ING 22)
Eye Protection:ANSI APPRVD CHEM WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:ANSI APPRVD EYE WASH & DELUGE SHOWER .
    BOOTS, APRONS, & GAUNTLETS TO PVNT SKIN CONTACT.
Work Hygienic Practices:SEPARATE CONTAMD CLTHG WORK & STREET CLOTHES &
    LAUNDER BEFORE REUSE. REMOVE MEK FROM SHOES & CLEAN PPE. NEVER (ING
    24)
Supplemental Safety and Health
SATURATED VAP DENS:0.085 OR 1.368. SOL IN H*20:MEK IN WATER =28%; WATER
    IN MEK = 12.5%. APPEAR/ODOR:THE ODOR THRESHOLD IS 25 PPM. EXTING
    MEDIA:FOG/ALCOHOL-RESIST FOAM. FIRE FIGHT PROC:OUT. STAY AWAY F ROM
    ENDS OF TANKS. FOR MASSIVE FIRE IN CARGO AREA, USE MONITOR
    NOZZ/UNMANNED HOSE HOLDERS; IF POSS, W/DRAW(ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:176F,80C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:-123F,-86C
Vapor Pres:71.2 @ 20C
Vapor Density:SUPDAT
Spec Gravity:0.8045
Evaporation Rate &amp; Reference:2.7 (ETHER =1)
Solubility in Water:SUPP DATA
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS, VOLATILE, LIQUID WITH A SWEET MINT OR
    ACETONE-LIKE ODOR. (SUPDAT)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
INCL CHLOROSULFONIC ACID, OLEUM (FUMING SULFURIC ACID),
    POTASSIUM-T-BUTOXIDE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE + NITRIC ACID, (ING 4)
Stability Condition to Avoid:EXPOSURE TO HEAT, IGNITION SOURCES, AND
    INCOMPATIBLES.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:THERMAL OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION OF MEK
    CAN PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS AND ACRID SMOKE.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:INCIN IS POSS IN PERMIT-APPRVD FACILITIES. STEAM
    STRIPPING CAN BE USED TO REMOVE MEK FROM AQUEOUS WASTE. CONCS UP TO
    SEV WT % SOLVENT IN WATER CAN BE HNDLD W/BETTER THAN 99% REMOVAL
    EXPECTED. CONT SUP PLIER/LICENSED CONTRACTOR FOR DETAILED (ING 14)

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